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If you like the idea of waking up to Lake Michigan views, you may want to view this home tour of 303 Sheridan Road in Winnetka. Koenig & Strey associate, Beth Groebe walks us through this 5-bedroom classic stone and cedar home that was designed by Spencer S. Beman in 1937. The current owners have ...
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Posted by sponsored post on January 3, 2013
211 East Delaware is a completely renovated high-rise apartment building just a block east of the Hancock Building and Chicago’s Magnificent Mile of shops and restaurants. Oak Street Beach, the Oak Street boutiques, and the Rush Street and Division night-life scenes are just minutes away. This all-studio building offers a variety of floor plans, all ...
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Posted by sponsored post on July 31, 2012
Wilmette dwarfs Kenilworth in land area (5.4 square miles vs 0.6) and population (27,087 vs 2,513). Despite their size differential, these neighboring North Shore villages duel to a draw in their small-town feeling. That sense of living in a small, neighborly town is rarely more on display than on July 3rd when residents of Kenilworth ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on July 5, 2012
The parking lot at the North Avenue Beach was full by the time I arrived there at 8:20 this morning, but the ticket machine was still dispensing tickets. I was able to take the above shot through the light haze and leave during the 10-minute grace period before a minimum $12 charge for the first ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on July 4, 2012
There are only a few dozen single-family homes in Wilmette that have private beaches, and it’s extremely rare to see one of them become available for rent. The 6-bedroom home on a 50 x 509 foot lot at 1204 Michigan Ave was just listed as a short-term rental (August 25 to June 14) – just ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on May 10, 2012
Thinking about a summer weekend getaway place near the lake? There’s a rarely-available rental in a HIghland Park coach house across the street from Central Park and steps from the beach. You can see the park and the beach in the above video. The home is also a brief and leafy stroll from downtown Highland ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on January 26, 2011
Times are apparently tough in Lake Forest – for boat owners. According to a recent article at Lake Forest Patch, there are currently 19 sailboats on the beach storage rack at Forest Park Beach, and none of them have paid their 2010 fees. Some of the boats may have been abandoned by their owners.
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Posted by Joe Zekas on January 22, 2011
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